Business Asia articles from December 2000

Business Asia archives from December 2000

TOP HOTEL AWARDS BACK FOR 2001.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... ASIA'S LEADING hotel awards are back for their fourth consecutive year. Business Asia's 2001 Best Business Hotels in Asia Awards, which recognises the region's top hotels for corporate travellers, has now become one of the most prestigious...

Asia: The world's biggest phone user.(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... ASIA-PACIFIC is set to become the world's largest region for fixed telephone lines and will maintain half of the world's mobile users by 2010, the latest ITU telecommunications indicator has found. According to the ITU report, released this...

[ WORD OF MOUTH ].(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... "Now I am optimistic." -- QUALCOMM CHIEF EXECUTIVE IRWIN JACOBS, ON CHINA'S LATEST DECISION TO SUPPORT CDMA MOBILE WIRELESS STANDARDS. "This is not the stage to be seeking reunification, this is the stage to be seeking peace." --...

go figure.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... 54 The number of domestic financial institutions currently operating in Malaysia. These national organisations are expected to merge into 10 core banks by December 31. 126 The total amount of mobile handsets available to consumers in...

STOP PRESS.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... WINNERS Renowned for his unconventionality, Mark Duff, managing director and chief executive officer of Boom.Com, was awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2000, held in Sydney this month. ...

Exclusive: Asia's best airlines.
December 1, 2000... Airline travel in Asia is recovering at a remarkable pace, and carriers are eagerly expanding their passenger and cargo services to complement the trend. So just who of Asia's airline carriers can offer you the best services? In our exclusive...

Rough road ahead.(International Pages)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... For years now, observers have been waiting for Asia to return to its pre-1997 levels of economic growth. Sadly, they may have to wait a while longer. THE ASIAN economy, excluding Japan, will grow by 5.7 per cent in 2001, (and Japan by 1.5...

Lending an export hand.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... FOR NEW exporters who have just started their overseas efforts, taking the next step towards greater foreign sales can be an expensive and time-consuming process. New exporters are usually left to fend for themselves. Too experienced for...

Top honours for Austal in Export Awards.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S Austal Ships has beaten a record field of 67 finalists to be crowned the 2000 DHL Australian Exporter of the Year at this year's Australian Exporter Awards. Austal, a world leader in the aluminium shipbuilding industry,...

Trade's night of nights.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... MORE THAN 700 guests were on hand at The Westin Sydney this month to see all the winners for the 2000 Australian Export Awards unveiled. The night has become one of the key events in Australia's trade calendar, attracting all levels of...

Export winners shine through.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Following are profiles of the category winners for the 2000 Australian Export Awards. DHL EXPORTER OF THE YEAR AND AUSTRALIAN MADE LARGE ADVANCED MANUFACTURER AWARD Austal Ships Pty Ltd Through dedication to the export market,...

Finalists gather in Canberra.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... BEFORE THE glitz and glamour of the big night, finalists in this year's 2000 Australian Export Awards gathered to celebrate their exporting prowess at a breakfast in Canberra. The event, held on November 29 and hosted by Columbus Line, paid...

Chile -- the Singapore of South America.(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CHILE IS often described as the "Singapore of South America", and for good reason. As many Australian companies are now discovering, the South American country has in recent times done much to attract the attention of the world's business...

THE POWERFUL POSITIVE PARALYMPIANS.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... IN BETWEEN the magnificent Olympic Games held in Sydney September 2000, and the extraordinary cliffhanger US Federal Elections held in November 2000, there was another event of epic proportion with a difference. I refer to the Paralympic...

China's beer battle...
December 1, 2000... Enough to drive you to drink Doing business in China is tough. In this extract from her new book, CAROLYN BLACKMAN(*) examines the pitfalls of the mainland's complex distribution network -- and one company's battle to get beer into bars...